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Sacred Heart, southern-most parish in archdiocese, marks 100 years
Archbishop Chaput helped lead the centennial celebration in Oxford, Chester County. Long ago before there was a parish, Catholics reserved the Eucharist in their home. Today they welcome Hispanic newcomers.
Patriarchs call for liberation of Iraqi lands where Christians lived
In all, about 150,000 people were uprooted and fled to the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq and neighboring Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey.
Prelate hopes Republican plan will be start of new conversation on poverty
Archbishop Wenski said that the Catholic Church can contribute to this discussion from its varied ministries working with the government to help the nation's poor.
Conference encourages young women to be leaders, share gifts with church
The principle themes of the conference were to "receive the gifts you are, realize the gifts you've been given and respond with the gift only you can give."
Extreme poverty is a reality, not a faceless statistic, pope says
"Without faces and stories, human lives become statistics and we run the risk of bureaucratizing the sufferings of others," he said.
Love, not some idea of perfection, leads to happiness, pope says
Love and solidarity are what make the world a better place, not a focus on physical perfection and hiding away those who do not fit a commercial ideal, Pope Francis said.
Priest born deaf urges sacraments for children with disabilities
Redemptorist Father Cyril Axelrod insisted sign language, tactile sign language and body language are "gifts of the Holy Spirit" meant to help Christians share the Gospel with all people.
Situation in Nigeria called one of world’s worst humanitarian crises
More than two years have passed since the April 14, 2014, abduction. Some girls managed to escape a few months later, but most of them remain missing.
Unite to end child slave labor, pope says
Marking the World Day Against Child Labor June 12, the pope called for a renewed and united "effort to remove the causes of this modern slavery."
Diversity aids search for truth about cosmos, pope tells students
"All of us dwell under the same sky. All of us are moved by the beauty revealed in the cosmos and reflected in the study of the heavenly bodies and substances," he said.